Piper Joy Curda[1] (born August 16, 1997[2][3][4]) is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with Disney Channel, portraying Kennedy in the comedy series A.N.T. Farm (2013–2014), Jasmine in the sitcom I Didn't Do It (2014–2015) and Alyssa in the comedy-television film Teen Beach 2 (2015). She subsequently transitioned to mainstream acting with the miniseries Youth & Consequences (2018), where she played Grace Ho. Curda led the horror film The Wretched (2020), starring as Mallory, which was a critical and commercial success.
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Piper Curda | |
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Born | Piper Joy Curda (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 25) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wheaton College |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Curda was born to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen K. Curda and Dr. Leslie Curda in Tallahassee, Florida,[5][6] but was raised in Chicago.[7] Her father is the first Korean-American to reach the rank of one-star general in the United States Army Reserve.[8] Her mother is Scottish.[9] She has four siblings, Riley, who she appeared in the musical The King and I[10] with, Major, who has appeared in Riverdale, Atypical, and The Thundermans,[11] Glory, who has appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Adventure Time, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. and finally Saylor, who stars as Maddox "Gadget" in the third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Curda attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, from which she graduated in 2019.
At age 12, Curda played Roly-Poly in the Broadway national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical.[3] In 2011, she starred as Casey in the Disney.com series Rule the Mix. She also made numerous guest appearances in TV series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof and Malibu Country, and had a recurring role on A.N.T. Farm during its third season.
In June 2013, she landed a main role as Jasmine in the Disney Channel sitcom I Didn't Do It, which started airing in January 2014 and ended the following year in October.[12] In September 2013, she also appeared in a short film from Wong Fu Productions, Who pays on a first date? – Save the Date.[citation needed] She appeared as Alyssa in Teen Beach 2, the sequel to 2013's Teen Beach Movie.[13]
She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014,[14] and the music video on January 27, 2014.[15]
In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in Anna Akana's YouTube Red series Youth & Consequences.
In 2020, she starred in the horror film The Wretched.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2008 | Nothing like the Holidays | Neighborhood kid | Uncredited | |
2013 | Save the Date | Jill | Short | |
2017 | School Spirits | Tara Freeman | ||
2020 | The Wretched | Mallory | ||
2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | Kayla | ||
2022 | Back on the Strip | Gia | Completed | |
— | When Time Got Louder | Jen | Post-production | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ella Mendez | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
2011 | Body of Proof | Alice | Episode: "Your Number's Up" |
2011–2012 | Rule the Mix | Casey | Web series; lead role, 26 episodes |
2012 | Malibu Country | Bethany / Leyna | Episode: Pilot, "Baby Steps" |
2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Debby Kang | Voice role; 6 episodes |
2012 | Shmagreggie Saves the World | Meghan | Television film |
2013 | Phys Ed | Nancy | Unsold television pilot |
2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Megan | Episode: "All for One" |
2013 | Reading Writing & Romance | Fiona | Television film |
2013–2014 | A.N.T. Farm | Kennedy Van Buren | Recurring role (season 3), 5 episodes |
2014–2015 | I Didn't Do It | Jasmine Kang | Main role[7] |
2014 | Liv and Maddie | Kathy Kan | Episode: "Kathy Kan-a-Rooney" |
2015 | Teen Beach 2 | Alyssa | Television film |
2017 | Just Another Nice Guy | Audrey | Main role |
2018 | Youth & Consequences | Grace Ho | Main role |
2021 | The Rookie | Billie Park | Episode: Brave Heart |
2022 | Legacies | Jen | Recurring role (season 4) |
2022 | The Flash | Avery | Episode: "Impulsive Excessive Disorder" |
2022 | Raven's Home | Rose | Episode: "Big Burger, Small Fry" |
Year | Single | Album | Refs |
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2013 | "Taking Me Higher" | While You Were Away... EP | [16] |
2014 | "Losing You" | — | [17] |
"Messing With My Head" | — | [18] | |
"Letting Go" | — | [19] | |
2015 | "Happy" | — | [20] |